I felt a little bad for Peggy at the end. I was hoping that she'd find someone to talk to, to bond with, and her sister's confession nipped that in the bud. I wonder if it was deliberate-- Did she really confess that because she needed to confess? Or did she do it because she knew that him knowing about Peggy would ruin any kind of friendship they could have? She's clearly jealous of Peggy because her mother has forgiven her and that the priest was showing her some special attention, but is she really petty enough to confess deliberately (however true the confession may have been)

Also, I keep seeing adds for the shoe "Raising the Bar" I would normally give it a shot, but the hair on Mark Paul Gosse-whatever is just too dreadful

Pointed out on another forum: the same person has been the costume designer for both Mad Men and Deadwood. Jesus, what an eye!

wow, really? That's interesting.

but is she really petty enough to confess deliberately

I thought so. A deliberately malicious act by her sister. Petty and resentful. Or maybe not so petty if she's raising Peggy's daughter, but definitely mean and resentful.

They're getting pretty close to making Betty completely unlikeable. I wonder how they'll deal with that by season's end. Or if they will.

daughter

I thought she'd had a boy for some reason. Huh.

I was impressed that they managed to find a priest who looked exactly like VK for Peggy to bond with.

They're getting pretty close to making Betty completely unlikeable. I wonder how they'll deal with that by season's end. Or if they will.

What I love about this show is that it doesn't make excuses for its characters' present based on their past. We may get an explanation for why Betty is the way she is, but we won't be expected to like her any more for it.

They're getting pretty close to making Betty completely unlikeable. I wonder how they'll deal with that by season's end. Or if they will.

I suspect Betty's headed for a complete crack. I just keep getting the sense that she's hanging on by the merest thread, judging by her reaction to the guy coming on to her in the barn last week.

I keep waiting for Betty to start in with the "mother's little helpers" that the Rolling Stones sang about years ago. Wasn't it around '62?

I thought she'd had a boy for some reason. Huh.

Oops - you might be right. That was a little boy the priest pointed at.

Wasn't it around '62?

More like '65-'66. But diet pills and tranqs were already being widely distributed by the early sixties.

Thalidomide was first prescribed in the late '50s. And while it isn't quite the same thing, sociologists had noticed by the mid-'50s that a lot of middle class women were bored with life as homemakers, and would treat with large amounts of alcohol (among other remedies).